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Dendrochronology and paleoenvironmental reconstruction on the Colorado Plateaus

anasazi in a changing environmentCambridgePublished In 1988 • Pages: 119-167

By: Dean, Jeffrey S..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Dean uses dendrochronology along with palynology and alluvial chronostratigraphic environmental reconstructions to help reconstruct the paleoenvironment on the Colorado Plateau. 'Briefly the model identifies a fluvial system with a natural tendency toward aggregation and ground water accretion that is modified by various climatic factors, particularly precipitation and spatial climatic variability.' (page 163).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Theoretical orientation in research and its results
Climate
Topography and geology
Soil
traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Early Anasazi
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2012
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southwest and Basin
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Archaeologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Sarah Berry; 2011
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not specified
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
2000-20 BP (AD 1-1980)
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Colorado Plateau: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Jeffrey S. Dean
'A School of American Research book.'
For bibliographical references see document 54:Gumerman
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
87025692
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Pueblo Indians--Antiquities--Congresses
Paleoecology--Southwest, New--Congresses
Southwest, New--Antiquities--Congresses